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Pekingese, Shih Tzu and Staffordshire bull terrier among 12 dog breeds at risk of serious breathing condition
Scientists have identified a further 12 dog breeds as being at risk of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome—a condition that can cause serious breathing p...
Interplay of class and gender may influence social judgments differently between cultures
Certain markers of high status may more strongly boost attitudes toward women versus men, and low status markers may more strongly worsen attitudes toward men v...
Climate change and persistent contaminants deliver one‑two punch to Arctic seals, study finds
New research shows a single year of warmer-than-average Arctic temperatures can cause malnutrition in Arctic seals, intensifying risks to Inuit food security an...
Prototype 'digital twin' helps better predict groundwater
For his Engineering Doctorate (EngD) program, ITC researcher Rodrigoandrés Morales developed a so-called digital twin: a digital model that analyzes and predict...
New 'Mars GPS' lets Perseverance pinpoint its location within 25 centimeters
Imagine you're all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to infor...
How the humble silkworm could help us discover new anti-aging treatments
When scientists want to study aging and how to slow it down, they often turn to microscopic worms or lab mice among other models. The former are too different f...
Archaeologists identify elders in Iron Age Israel through household artifacts
A new study from Bar-Ilan University is shedding light on a long-overlooked social group in archaeology: the elderly. While research on women and children has f...
Fungus with species-jumping genes threatens coffee crops. 'Resurrecting' fungal genomes may help understand it
For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you've never heard of. This fungal disease has repeate...
Machine learning algorithm fully reconstructs LHC particle collisions
The CMS Collaboration has shown, for the first time, that machine learning can be used to fully reconstruct particle collisions at the LHC. This new approach ca...
Microscopic mirrors for future quantum networks: A new way to make high-performance optical resonators
Researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have devised a new way to make...
The Peace-Athabasca Delta is at risk. Here's what we can do to evaluate the threats
River deltas are among the most complex and productive environments on Earth. Yet, they face serious threats from upstream industrialization and climate change,...
CEOs who experience natural disasters are more likely to lead safer workplaces
Every year, millions of workers are injured or die on the job, imposing enormous human and economic costs. The socio-economic impact of workplace safety is hard...